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In his (her?) review he talks about this delightful old movie, along with a few cartoons and a serial along with the kids and some popcorn for an entertaining Saturday afternoon.

What he describes was the premise of a wonderful PBS series in the '80s called Matinee at the Bijou. I can't recall the hosts name, sorry. It was a 2 hour show IIRC which featured an old cartoon, news clip (Movietone usually), a serial chapter, sometimes a short then the feature... usually some "B" movie like this one. It WAS a great way to spend a rainy or cold Saturday afternoon.

In 1938, the extensive time wildlife footage in this nicely paced entertaining romp must have made a great impact on cinema audiences. Great White Hunters kill and capture animals and a local prince takes a shine to the heroine (Eleanor Holm). On both counts, Tarzan (Glenn Morris) is less than pleased and decides to do something about it. You know the rest.

I think by far the best of the Tarzan films on this site. Morris' acting isn't up to much but, for me, Holm carries the film and the production values are higher than average.

This movie is what I used to see at the kidee's
show at the Tower Theatre in Roseville Calif.
In the 50s Tarzan was second only to John Wayne!
This feature has a good plot with the usual animal
antics.The inept greenhorn fiance' of the leading
lady who shoots at everything that moves,along
with some fierce natives with a traitorous guide
with a quivering lip make for some great entertainment for the whole family!My suggestion
would be to treat yourself and your family to a
50s style kid's saturday show.Start with a couple
of toons from the cartoon chest followed by a
chapter of one of the great serials from the
archive!Follow it up with Tarzan's Revenge and
I think all you'll need beyond that is the popcorn!